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Sisters with Rare Retinal Disease Advocates for Research and Awareness

Duluth Police Department releases its annual report

Local Record Stores Talk Vinyl

Duluth Fire Marshal Asking For Help On Suspicious Lincoln Park Fire

FDLTCC Peace Officer Expo Readies Next Generation of Law Enforcement

Wisconsin News

Congressman Tom Tiffany, Other Candidates Join In Press Conference For Natural Gas Plant

Wisconsin Governor Evers in Superior for Doing the Right Thing Bus Tour

UWS Lake Superior Research Institute Floating Classroom Expected For 2024

Local Artist Launches Debut Through Art Exhibition At UWS Kruk Gallery

Wisconsin Governor’s Race Shatters Spending Record

Minnesota Sues Arizona-Based Opioid Manufacturer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company alleging that it illegally marketed a painkiller made from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses drugmaker Insys Therapeutics of encouraging physicians…

Walmart Offers Employees new Perk: Cheap Access to College

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is offering its employees a new perk: affordable access to a college degree. America’s largest private employer, which in the past has helped its workers get their high school or equivalency degrees, hopes the new…

Weinstein Won’t Testify Before Grand Jury in Rape Case

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein declined Wednesday to testify before the New York grand jury that is weighing whether to indict him on rape and other sex charges, with his lawyers saying there wasn’t enough time to prepare and…

Russian Journalist Reported Killed in Ukraine Shows up Alive

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turned up at a news conference in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday less than 24 hours after police reported he had been shot and killed at his Kiev apartment building. The country’s security services…

Trump Announces new Tariffs on Chinese Technology

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is announcing that it will impose a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods containing "industrially significant technology.'' The White House said Tuesday that the tariff will cover goods related to the…

Starbucks Closing Over 8,000 Stores for Anti-Bias Training

(AP) - Starbucks is closing more than 8,000 U.S. stores for a few hours Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training in the company’s latest effort to deal with the fallout over the arrest of two black men at one of its…

Trump Said to be 'Actively Preparing' for Summit

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump "continues to actively prepare'' for the president's "expected summit'' with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump will meet with…

US Mint Prepares to Release Voyageurs National Park Quarter

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) - Voyageurs National Park and the U.S. Mint will hold festivities next month to mark the release of a commemorative quarter honoring the park on Minnesota's northern border. The Voyageurs quarter is part of a series…

Emails Show Collaboration Among EPA, Climate-Change Deniers

WASHINGTON (AP) - Newly released emails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming, counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator…

Newly Adopted 1-Year-old Dies After Being Left in hot Truck

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a recently adopted 1-year-old girl has died after her father left her in a hot truck. News outlets cite a release from Metro Nashville police saying the adoptive father “reportedly forgot'' about the child…

Fiat Chrysler Warns 4.8M Owners: Don't use the Cruise

DETROIT (AP) - Fiat Chrysler is recalling 4.8 million vehicles in the U.S. because in rare circumstances, drivers may not be able to turn off the cruise control. The company is warning owners not to use cruise control until the…

Gunman Shoots Three Inside Oklahoma Restaurant

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside an Oklahoma City restaurant during the dinner rush, wounding a woman and two girls before two armed citizens shot him dead outside, police said Friday. The suspected gunman, 28-year-old Alexander Tilghman,…

Explosion in Canadian Restaurant Wounds 15 People

TORONTO (AP) - Canadian police say an explosion set off deliberately in a restaurant has wounded at least 15 people, some of them critically. Peel region police said the explosion was caused by an "improvised explosive device" that was set…

Weinstein Faces sex Charges in Prosecution Amid #MeToo

NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer representing one of Harvey Weinstein's alleged victims called his arraignment on criminal charges “an emotional moment.'' Attorney Carrie Goldberg represents former actress Lucia Evans, who says Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex in…

Morgan Freeman Apologizes in Wake of Harassment Accusations

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologized on Thursday to anyone who may have felt “uncomfortable or disrespected” by his behavior, after CNN reported that multiple women have accused the A-list actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on movie sets and…